March 14 – Olympian Panel Athlete Meet & Greet

March 14 – Olympian Panel Athlete Meet & Greet

Olympians/Athletes Past & Present | 60th Anniversary of the 1960 Winter Olympics VIIIProject SNOW Presents an Olympian Panel Discussion at Squaw Valley Date | Saturday, March 14 PostponedTime | 2:30 PM – 5:00 PMLocation | OVL (Olympic Village Lodge Event...
1960 Winter Olympics – Daily Report for 24 February 1960

1960 Winter Olympics – Daily Report for 24 February 1960

VIII OLYMPIC GAMESSQUAW VALLEY, CALIFORNIA FINAL RESULTS: February 24, 1960 Photo Credits 01-04 Source: SQUAW VALLEY, CALIFORNIA FINAL REPORT. Published by the California Olympic Commission. Mens 500m Speed Skating The U.S.S.R., which had dominated the speed skating...
1960 Winter Olympics – Daily Report for 21 February 1960

1960 Winter Olympics – Daily Report for 21 February 1960

VIII OLYMPIC GAMESSQUAW VALLEY, CALIFORNIA FINAL RESULTS: February 21, 1960 Photo Credits 01-04 Source: SQUAW VALLEY, CALIFORNIA FINAL REPORT. Published by the California Olympic Commission. MENS GIANT SLALOM Austria and France were the dominant countries in the...
1960 Winter Olympics – Daily Report for 20 February 1960

1960 Winter Olympics – Daily Report for 20 February 1960

VIII OLYMPIC GAMESSQUAW VALLEY, CALIFORNIA FINAL RESULTS: February 20, 1960 Photo Credits 01-04 Source: SQUAW VALLEY, CALIFORNIA FINAL REPORT. Published by the California Olympic Commission. FINAL RESULTS: LADIES DOWNHILL Although she was unable to win a gold medal,...
Opening Day to Olympic Dreams

Opening Day to Olympic Dreams

Excerpt from Tales of Two Valleys by Eddy Starr Ancinas The Opening Ceremony took place on 18 February 1960. A day that began with a blizzard and delayed the arrival of US Vice President Richard Nixon. No sooner did the delegations of the participating nations...